Splice for bale-bands.



H. B. JOHNSGN. SPLICE FOR BALE BANDS., APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 190a.-

91 03385. Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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EINVENTOR Alz'yrney Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

H. B. JOHNSUN. PLIOE FOR BALE BANDS.

APPLIGATION FILBD MAY 1, 19-08.

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HOMER BQJOHNSON, OF XITLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR TO LOOK JOINT BALE TIE GOMPAQEJY, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

SPLICE FOR ..BAZE-BANDS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOMER B. JonnsoN, of Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Splices for Bale- Bands; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

Myinventionrelates to an improvement in splices for bale bands.

It is the universal practice, when the 0011-. tents of a bale of cotton, jute or otherma' terial is to be used, to cut the bands, and by reason of the cutting, many short pieces, called scrap, are formed which are riveted to other sections to form a complete band. This method of uniting the sections is slow and expensive and the projecting heads of the rivets interferes, in some cases seriously with the operation of the machinery used in tying the ends or the band, and also interferes'with the handling of the bale.

The object of my invention is to dispense with the rivets and unite the sections by tongues and slots so located as to not materially impair the strength of the band, and not project sufficiently to interfere with the tyingoperation, and my invention consists in the-details of construction as will be more fully explained and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in plan of one form of splice. Fig. 2 an edge view and Fig. 3 a bottom plan view of the same. Figs. 4 and 5 are views in elevation of the two ends preparatory to splicing and Figs. 6 and 7 are end views of the latter. Figs. 8 to 14 inclusive are similar views of a modified form of splice, and Figs. 15 to 21 inclusive are similar views of still another modification.

1 and 2 represent two sections of a sheet metal band strip-cut or kerfcd, as at 3, at its ends thus forming tongues 4 and 5, which are bent at right angles to the band, the tongue 5 being located preferably about midway the width of the band and the tongue 1 approximately midway the tongue 5 and the side edge of the band, in step like formation as shown. Each section 1 and 2 is also provided with the slots 6 and 7, of a size to easily and readily receive the tongues ,4- and 5, the slots 7 being located approximately Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 1, 1908. Serial No. $30,351.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

in the center of the sections to receive the longer tongues 5 of the other section, the

with tongues and slots, the tongues on each section, will when the ends of the sections are overlapped, register with the slots in the other section, and after the two ends are thus assembled they are permanently secured together by bending the tongues down onto the strips as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

In the form shown in Figs. 8 to 14 inclu-' sive I have simply omitted the shorter tongue and its slot and employ the centrally located. tongue 5 and its slot 7. In both forms I prefer to bendthe tongues in opposite .'directions, but this is not absolutely essential. In the form shown in Figs. 15 to 21 inclusive the opposite sides of the ends of the sections are shtted part way across the same plane to form two. tongues 8 and 9, which are bent at right angles to the band sections as shown in Figs. 18 and 20, and each section is provided in rear of said tongues with the parallel slots 10"and 11 located in line with the tongues. When the two ends are overlapped as shown, the

located in advance of the slots, and as the latter need only be large enough to receive the tongues, the strength of the band is not impaired as it is in those bands where the slot is formed from the metal cut out to form the tongue. Again with my improvement the tongues are formed at the ends of the sections, consequently when a splice comes at a corner oi the bale, the extreme exposed end is held down by the tongue and prevented from standing out, as they do with the riveted section, and also with sections held together by tongue and slot where the tongues are located in rear of the ends of the section. Again in the old form of spliced bands, the strain must be withstood by a comparatively short portion of the band, whereas with my nnproveinent whercin the slots are to the rear of the tongues, the

splice is longer and the strain is distributed over a greater area. Again, in those forms of splices wherein the tongues are formed from the metal of the slots, the tongues are, owing to the width of the band, necessarily so short that the material of-the bale can assist but very little in holding the tongues against the band. With my improvement the tongues are longer and the material of the bale adds greatly to the strength of the joint by more effectively holding the tongues against the band.

It is evident than many slight changes might be resotred to in the relative arrangement of the parts shown and described Without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction and arrange-- ment of parts shown and described, but,

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is a 1. A splice for bale band sections consisting in a tongue formed at the extreme end of each section and extending in the direction of,the length of the section and a closed slot I in rear of each tongue, the tongue in -each section passing through the closedslot 1D. the

othersection and-bent back against the section. 7 v

= 2. A splice for bale bands consisting in a plurality of ton ues formed atthe end of each section, wit their long diameters in the direction of the lengthof the sections, and corresponding closed slots in rear of the tongues, the tongues in each section passing through theslots in the other section an bent back onto the section.

3. A splice for bale bandssections consisting in a plurality of tongues in step like form at the end of-each section and correspondingly located slots in rear of the tongues, the tongues'in each section passing throu h the slots in the other section and bent b'ac onto the section.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib- 4 HOMER B. JOHNSON, Witnesses: I

ing witnesses.

A. W. BR GHT, A. N. MITCHELL. 

